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Bruce Arians Is The Buccaneers’ 12th Head Coach

Two-time NFL Coach of the Year Bruce Arians officially will be the 12th Buccaneers head coach in franchise history.

Experience.

Leadership.

Success.

Fire.

Quarterback genius.

Arians is a helluva candidate, who brings along with him a 49-30-1 regular-season record, as well as a knack for hiring quality assistant coaches.

Perhaps most important to Joe are two things: First, Arians will coach the entire team and won’t completely ignore one side (or two?) of the ball like Dirk Koetter and Lovie Smith did. Second, Arians is the absolute best fit for America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston.

Like it or not, Jameis is the QB and that’s still the most important position on the field.

NFL.com is blasting the news, saying it’s a four-year deal with a fifth-year option, and that Arians will try and reunite his successful coaching band in Arizona.

I will be interested to see who the defensive coordinator will be. And he had better be good. Because putting Winston in Arians’ high risk offense will result in lots, and lots, and LOTS of turnovers.
I do think however that Arians just could be the man to turn this franchise around, despite working with Jason Licht

You go Joe! I mean Steve you was dead on with this news the other day. I’ll be damned it’s Tuesday Night just like you called it… never gonna doubt you again… my wife just made some homemade Biscuits! GO BUCS

Just goes to show that Joe has better sources at one buc palace than Rick #Fake news Stroud does. Last Friday Joe said by Tuesday the Bucs would name a new coach and lo and behold it’s Tuesday and the Bucs have a new coach.

It’s the “knack for hiring quality assistant coaches” that has me most excited. That and the fact that we now have an experienced captain onboard the ship to steer it. Better days ahead no doubt. And super job on calling the announcement date Joe.

I’ve just been burned too many times by the caravan of “football messiahs” coming to town to lead us to the promise land. People forget but Lovie was WIDELY lauded as being the guy who would turn around the franchise and bring a return to “the glory days”. I remember though. People also forget that Koetter being elevated to head coach to replace Lovie was supposed to be the solution to what ailed the franchise. I remember that too. Now Bruce Arians, who threw in the towel and walked out on his LAST team, is being touted as the prophesied one.

I hope it worked out. However, I’ll be withholding my optimism and enthusiasm until I have a winning season, TANGIBLE PROOF, to justify it.

An interesting fact is OC Clyde Christensen, when fired by the Bucs had the highest points per game of ANY coach including Gruden. I did the analysis back in 2004-2005. That may have changed since then, but he was NOT a bad OC.

Super pleased with this hire! BA is no nonsense and absolutely will not tolerate the Desean Jackson bs like–I will return punts if and when I feel like it. Donovan Smith lapses–that dude is in for it with BA! Cornerbacks will play where instructed not 15 yards off because that is what they want. He is on top of the defense also and it was very important to have a run game. At the end of 2016 he spoke on the media about how he was planning to run the ball with David Johnson at least 30 times a game. It turned out that Johnson broke his wrist and it didn’t play out. BA will not tolerate Ryan Jensen unprofessional attitude. I like the player but he needs to stop the bs penalties.Players get called out as needed. Needless to say training camp will not be getting any easier. Go Bucs!!!!!!!

As a loyal reader for years and a more recent poster, big kudos to you Joe!!! I was preaching your story to my whole work place the day you put it out and told em today would be the day!! I know another guy from work reads your stuff daily now too man, thanks for putting out quality content and not just buzz feeding like all the national media garbage these days!

Love the hire for a lot of reasons. Give us 4 years coach and we will be in great shape.
I will caution anyone thinking Bowles is a great heir apparent. He got run out of town by jet fans who had seen enough. Good DC but not a good head coach at all for the Jets.
Leftwich as OC? In bruce we trust I guess but feel bad for Todd who only led the league in passing as OC and is searching for a job.

when jameis succeeds are you going to eat a big fat S**T sandwich and share a youtube video for us???

Jameis is by far the MOST talented buc of all time and that includes sapp and selmon the only 2 legit stars this franchise has…. I understand being labeled the most talened buc of all time is like being named manager of the year for a dollar store that being said I look forward to the video link.

I really like this hiring! And I’ve been as critical of Jameis as anyone lately, but I think if anyone can help him reach his full potential, it may be a guy like Coach Arians. I still wouldn’t be against drafting another QB early…but I am willing to give Coach Arians some time to see if he can coach Winston up a bit!